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Before using your dishwasher for the first time
When your new dishwasher is correctly set up and installed, you must first
make it ready for use.
Before using your dishwasher for the first time, proceed as follows:
- set the water softener;
- fill the special salt container with special salt;
- fill the rinse-aid dispenser with rinse-aid.
The following sections give you more detailed information about the individual
points.
Setting the water hardness range
Soft (low-lime) water is necessary for machine washing to avoid lime deposits
on crockery and in your dishwasher. Tap water with a hardness above 4°d
(German degree) must therefore be softened for machine washing.
For this purpose, your dishwasher is fitted with a water softener. The water
softener is treated (regenerated) automatically and at regular intervals with
salt solution. The salt consumption needed for regeneration thus depends on
the local water hardness. Your local water company will provide you with infor-
mation about water hardness in your area.
To ensure optimum regeneration of the water softener:
- the water softening system must be set to the local water hardness;
- the dishwasher salt container must always be filled with special salt.
Your local Water Company will provide you with information about water hard-
ness in your area.
Level
German degrees
1
*
2
3
4
5
The water softener is factory set at level 2 as this suits most users.
*
**
If you use phosphate free detergents containing enzymes, add salt starting from 4°dH (7°TH).
For economic operation and as a contribution to environmental protection, no
more salt should be used than is necessary. For this reason, set the level of
water hardness which is correct for the water in your area.
12
Water hardness
°dH
French degrees
0-7
8-21
22-28
29-39
40-50
Use of
°TH
salt
**
0-14
15-39
YES
40-50
YES
51-70
YES
71-90
YES
Water
Adjustment
softener
adjustment
machine
-
NO
-
+
-
+
on the
1
1
1
2
2
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